Masai Mara Jungle Safari Kenya

Masai Mara National Reserve is situated southwest of Kenya and covers about 1,510 square kilometers (583 square miles). The Reserve is one of the popular Kenya wildlife safari parks, a land with breathtaking vistas, abundant wildlife, and endless plains. Masai Mara jungle safari is one of the best ways to have game drives in the park and encounter the millions of wildebeest during the time when they are within the reserve.

The reserve is an amazing Kenya safari destination as it holds several attractions with an excellent year-round concentration of wildlife including thousands of the wildebeest that roam the plains of the park. Wildebeest move in thousands including million wildebeest, zebras, and several other antelopes that form the famous Great Wildebeest Migration which is one of the world’s natural wonders.

Wildlife in Masai Mara National Reserve

Masai Mara is a great wildlife photography destination with lots of wildlife animals like elephants, buffalo, giraffe, lion, cheetah, leopards, zebras, black rhino, hippos, migratory wildebeest, and enormous crocodiles on the Mara River.

The beauty of the wild animals in Masai Mara is that animals are in large numbers and therefore pose very scenic and wonderful sights for tourists. There are large numbers to be seen and therefore surety of the possibility of seeing these animals all year round.

Game viewing is good in the park all year round thanks to the diverse population of the resident animals.

Wildebeest in Masai Mara

From July to November is a good time to see the wildebeest in Masai Mara.

The Great Wildebeest Migration is an annual migration of giant herds of animals all through from Northern Tanzania to Kenya. Each wildebeest migration constitutes over two million wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles moving from Serengeti National Park of Tanzania and Masai Mara National Park of Kenya.

Wildebeest migration occurs in a regular pattern as thousands of the wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles move through the Serengeti Masai Mara ecosystem in search of green pasture. With these large herds, this is the largest wildlife group you may ever see on an African safari, this is why it is one of the natural world’s greatest wonders.

Masai Mara National Reserve offers lots of amazing safaris with customized tour packages and therefore offers a need for booking great accommodation. Activities in the park are diverse ranging from child-friendly to romantic. We recommend you choose to stay in a facility close to the park for easy access to the reserve.

Best time of the Year for Masai Mara jungle safari

The best time to see this event is from late September and October.

June to October is generally the best time to visit Masai Mara for wildlife viewing. June to October have the best weather.
September to October is the best time to visit Masai Mara for the wildebeest viewing experience.

However, the Masai Mara National Reserve is open to tourists all year round and wildlife can be spotted through the experience varies. The rainy months are March, April, November, and early December. The rainy season makes navigation on the roads a little difficult and with the high rain totals, there are high chances of rain that makes the vegetation thicker and animals difficult to spot.

Customize a safari in Masai Mara with a visit to other National parks like Amboseli and also to other destinations. A Tanzania safari, Rwanda gorilla tour, or gorilla trekking safari in Uganda could be a good way to tour East Africa.